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Culinary Programs in Wisconsin
Colleges and schools: 13
Programs
13
all sources
Median pay
$61,300
chefs and head cooks, BLS May 2025; U.S. $62,470
On the WIOA list
14
Culinary programs, U.S. DOL file
Culinary Programs in Wisconsin: the figures
- Programs we list
- 13 in Wisconsin: 13 at colleges and schools.
- Colleges and schools
- 13 public and 0 private; 130 culinary completions in 2023-24 at the 11 that reported any (IPEDS).
- Median pay
- $61,300 a year for chefs and head cooks in Wisconsin, against $62,470 for the U.S. (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
- WIOA training funds
- WIOA in Wisconsin: 2,131 programs from 155 providers on the state's list in the U.S. DOL file, 14 of them culinary.
- WIOA results
- 14 culinary programs on Wisconsin's list; middle values: 35.1% of students who exited completed (12 programs report it); 70% were employed in the second quarter after exit (12); $5,798 median earnings in that quarter (12) (U.S. DOL file).
Every culinary program in Wisconsin
| Program | Where | Type | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhawk Technical CollegeWIOA list | Janesville | Associate | 10 |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College | Eau Claire | Certificate | 10 |
| Fox Valley Technical CollegeWIOA list | Appleton | Associate | 13 |
| Gateway Technical CollegeWIOA list | Kenosha | Certificate | 17 |
| Lakeshore Technical CollegeWIOA list | Cleveland | Associate | 5 |
| Madison Area Technical CollegeWIOA list | Madison | Certificate | 35 |
| Mid-State Technical CollegeWIOA list | Wisconsin Rapids | Associate | 4 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical CollegeWIOA list | Milwaukee | Certificate | 20 |
| Moraine Park Technical CollegeWIOA list | Fond du Lac | Certificate | 0 |
| Nicolet Area Technical CollegeWIOA list | Rhinelander | Associate | 2 |
| Northcentral Technical CollegeWIOA list | Wausau | Associate | 1 |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | Green Bay | Certificate | 13 |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeWIOA list | Fennimore | Associate | 0 |
- College programs, cost and completions: IPEDS complete data files, 2024-25 collection, read October 8, 2026.
- WIOA list: DOL TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171), read October 8, 2026.
- Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025, Wisconsin, read October 8, 2026.
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